How to Install and Uninstall libemu2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libemu2" package

This is a short guide on how to install libemu2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libemu2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libemu2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libemu2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libemu2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libemu2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libemu2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 1224
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: David Martínez Moreno
Architecture: amd64
Source: libemu
Version: 0.2.0+git20120122-1.2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/libe/libemu/libemu2_0.2.0+git20120122-1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 320402
MD5sum: a374979f80de6b20678475ea0a1cf5dc
SHA1: cb7017ff91ac51d2a042322b38c1ef7179bc582d
SHA256: 2c06dfa8cb8eaa0db594def2ea2349995a5f3dd07cf5e57db5092a7507faeeb0
Description-en: x86 shellcode detection and emulation
libemu is a small library written in C offering basic x86 emulation and
shellcode detection using GetPC heuristics. Intended use is within network
intrusion/prevention detections and honeypots.
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libemu supports:
* executing x86 instructions
* reading x86 binary code
* register emulation
* basic FPU emulation
* shellcode execution
* shellcode detection
* using GetPC heuristics
* static analysis
* and binary backwards traversal
* Win32 API hooking
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Using libemu one can:
* detect shellcodes
* execute the shellcodes
* profile shellcode behaviour
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This package has the basic utilities and library files.
Description-md5: 4e1c07507daa69c1203d3126cf1ec9a6
Homepage: http://libemu.carnivore.it/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu